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Governing Board

Ikerbasque's Governing Board is the top managing committee of the Institution, and it is formed by:

The Minister of the Basque Government with competences on research
The Viceminister of Universities & Research of the Basque Government
The Director of Research of the Basque Government
One Provincial Deputy of each Basque Provincial Council
The President of Innobasque, the Basque Innovation Agency
Up to seven people, designated by the Board, who are reknown for their contribution to Science in the Basque Country.

The Board appointed Fernando P. Cossío as Scientific Director of Ikerbasque.

At the moment, the Governing Board of Ikerbasque is formed by:

Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias (Minister of Science, Universities and Innovation - Basque Government)
Adolfo Morais Ezquerro (Viceminister of Universities & Research - Basque Government)
Amaia Esquisabel Alegría (Director for Research - Basque Government)
Ainara Basurko Urkiri (Economic Promotion Deputy - Provincial Council of Bizkaia)
Ane Insausti Altuna (Economic Promotion and Strategic Projects Deputy - Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa)
Saray Zárate Fernández de Landa (Economic Development and Innovation Deputy - Provincial Council of Álava/Araba)
Manuel Salaverria Monfort (President of Innobasque)
Maribel Arriortua Marcaida (Emeritus Professor of crystallography and mineralogy, UPV/EHU and Euskadi Research Award)
Nekane Balluerka Lasa (Professor of methodology of behavioral sciences, former Rector of the UPV/EHU and Euskadi Research Award)
Joaquín Gorrochategui Churruca (Professor of Indo-European Linguistics at the UPV/EHU and Euskadi Research Award)
José Luis Iriarte Angel (Professor of Private International Law at the Public University of Navarra)
Juan Manuel Madariaga Mota (Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the UPV/EHU)
Celia Rogero Blanco (Senior Scientist of the CSIC and Director of the CFM)
José Manuel Tuñón de Lara (Professor of Medicine and ex Rector of the University of Bordeaux)